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Chris Coleman has confirmed that Gareth Bale’s recent lack of match practice means that the world’s most expensive player is not fit enough to play 90 minutes in Wales’s World Cup qualifiers away to Macedonia on Friday and at home to Serbia on Tuesday.

The Wales manager remains hopeful that Bale will be able to play some part in the forthcoming fixtures, particularly with the 24-year-old on an emotional high after completing his £85 million transfer from Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid.

Bale flew back to Cardiff on Monday after being introduced to the Real fans at the Bernabéu at